After consulting with the instructor in charge, the student may be assigned to special study in theoretical physics or may be assigned a research program.Syllabus

PHY 406

Electricity and Magnetism I

Credit: 3 hours

Prerequisites: PHY 152 or 252 and MAT 222 or instructor's consent.

The fundamental principles of electrostatic fields, electric potential, electrostatic boundary conditions, work and energy in electrostatics, conductors and insulators, and special techniques in solving electrostatics problems.

Vector treatment of the kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, Newton's laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, impact, mass moment's of inertia, rotating axes.

ESC 315

Thermodynamics

Credit: 3 hrs.

Prerequisites: PHY 152 or 252 and MAT 222 or instructor's consent

A study of the science of the conversion of energy from one form to another. This course will emphasize the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their applications to power cycle and refrigeration cycle analyses.

ESC 321

Strength of Materials

Credit: 3 hrs.

Prerequisite: PHY 151 or 251 and MAT 122

Relationships between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, design principles based on mechanics of solids. Normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members. Beam deflections, elastic energy and impact, multidimensional stress states, buckling of columns.Syllabus

ESC 340

Heat Transfer

Credit: 3 hrs.

Prerequisites: PHY 151 or 251 and MAT 353

A one semester study of the science of energy transfer between material bodies due to temperature differences.Syllabus

ESC 350

Fluid Mechanics

Credit: 4 hrs.

Prerequisite: PHY 151 or 251 and MAT 122. Lecture three hours a week. Laboratory three hours a week.

Comprehensive first course in basic and applied fluid mechanics. Topics covered will include fluid properties under static and dynamic conditions, Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations, hydrodynamics, dimensional analysis and similitude, laminar and turbulent flows, boundary layer model and approximate analysis, compressible flow and propulsion devices, flow measurement, and an introduction to turbomachinery with applications.Syllabus

ESC 430

Geophysical Applications: Atmospheric Electricity

Credit: 4 hrs.

Prerequisites: PHY 152 or 252 and at least one of the following: ESC 305, ESC 306, or PHY 404. Lecture three hours a week. Laboratory three hours a week.